[Quiet Man Cometh]

Depression is difficult. I put off doing anything about mine for a decade as I kept telling myself that I was just bummed at the time, and it would go away once things got better. It took crashing and burning through 3rd year uni to get myself up and organized.

I've spoken with shrinks and had some group therapy, and I'm on meds now. Some meds are temporary, but it keeps coming back for me so just stay on them. I look at my depression now as a medical concern like the others I have. If I start getting sad for no reason, or just feel 'off' I accept that I'm not having a good day and my depression is acting up.

Looking at it like a physical illness helps me deal with it. "My brain chemistry is being weird right now, it's not my fault, it does that sometimes." I have anxiety issues more now and I look at it the same way. Like my bad gut, it's just something I've got.